There are exciting times at Grampound Road Cricket Club at the moment. The new first XI ground, adjoining the Playing Field, has been levelled in recent weeks with tons and tons of earth moved to produce, what should be, one of the finest playing facilities in the county in future years. The custom made "square", at great expense, has also been professionally laid .

Then on Sunday evening the colour and glitz of floodlit cricket came to Cornwall when a sizeable crowd enjoyed an entertaining evening at the playing field. The home club, aided by overseas players Hayden Spierling (St Just) and Dan McLoughlan (St Austell) took on a Cornwall XI, all of whom have played championship cricket. With 13 floodlight pylons, supplied by Hewden Hire, "Aussie" marquees in place, stands, music, licensed bar, barbecues firing on all cylinders and coloured clothing a taste of the new cricket craze sweeping the country came to balmy, late summer Cornish evening.

Full report in this week's issue.